US EditionFeds pave the way for Big Tech to plug data centers right into power plants in scramble for energy
- FERC on Thursday ordered PJM Interconnection to set rules allowing artificial intelligence-driven data centers to connect adjacent to power plants in a unanimous, long-awaited order.
- Rapid Big Tech expansion has pushed PJM capacity prices up about 1,000 per cent over two years, reflecting data centers overtaking electricity supplies.
- The agency directed PJM Interconnection to revise its open access transmission tariff to clarify interconnection rates, terms and conditions, creating new regulatory tracks and replacement-energy charge rules.
- FERC said the change will protect consumers in the mid-Atlantic region serving about a fifth of Americans in 13 states and D.C., while power plant owners applauded and shares rose steeply Thursday.
- The order could serve as a blueprint for federal requests from Chris Wright, U.S. Energy Secretary, amid warnings the mid-Atlantic territory covering 65 million people may face shortages.
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Federal regulators say more clarity is needed on how data centers connect to power sources
The Crane Clean Energy Center, formerly the Three Mile Island nuclear power plant, in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Peter Hall/Capital-Star)Federal regulators directed the operator of the nation’s largest electricity grid to establish transparent rules for AI data centers to connect directly to power plants. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission said the revisions will help to manage electricity costs as the race to develop artifici…
Let’s Make It Easier To Plug Data Centers Into Power Plants, FERC Says
Federal energy regulators don’t want utilities and electricity market rules getting in the way of data centers connecting directly to power plants.That was the consensus message from both Republican and Democratic commissioners on the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Thursday, when it issued its long-awaited order on co-location in PJM Interconnection, the country’s largest electricity market, covering the Mid-Atlantic and Midwest.The questi…
US energy regulator directs PJM to launch rules on AI connections
WASHINGTON, Dec 18 : The U.S. energy regulator on Thursday directed the largest U.S. grid operator, PJM Interconnection, to establish rules on the connection of artificial intelligence-driven data centers and other large electricity loads located next to power plants. Backers of AI and other facilities tha
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